薗 (yuán) - Garden — refers to a cultivated plot of & a park or pleasure ground.

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薗 · yuán

Garden — refers to a cultivated plot of land, often enclosed, for growing flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants;

a park or pleasure ground.

Garden — refers to a cultivated plot ofa park or pleasure ground.

Usage highlights

Botanical gardenImperial gardenVegetable gardenFlower gardenGarden partyGarden design

Synonyms

  • 園— garden, park (standard form)
  • 庭園— garden, landscape garden

Antonyms

  • 荒野— wilderness, wasteland

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We visited the botanical garden (植物薗).
  • The imperial garden was magnificent (御薗).
  • He cultivates a small vegetable garden (野菜薗).
  • The park has a Japanese-style garden (日本庭薗).

Collocations

  • Botanical garden(植物薗)
  • Imperial garden(御薗)
  • Vegetable garden(野菜薗)
  • Flower garden(花薗)
  • Garden party(薗遊会)
  • Garden design(薗設計)

Idioms

  • A garden full of blooming flowers(百花薗)
  • The garden of earthly delights(極楽薗)
  • A secret garden paradise(桃源薗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in Japanese place names and surnames, though it's a variant form of 園.
  • Appears in historical contexts and proper nouns, particularly in Japanese usage.
  • Carries connotations of cultivation, beauty, and natural harmony.

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